On this day in 1937: The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller died in Florida at the age of 97. He spent about half of his fortune on philanthropic works.
On this day in 1969: The death toll in rioting in Malaysia exceeded 500, with about 90 percent of the casualties being ethnic Chinese.
On this day in 1996: A North Korean pilot flew his MiG-19 jet across the border and defected to South Korea.
On this day in 2009: 62-year-old former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun committed suicide by jumping off a cliff amid an investigation into a bribery scandal that had tarnished his reputation.